News Archive for October 10, 2012
Janesville School District health plan issue defused
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Controversy over the Janesville School District's process for choosing new employee health plans appears to have blown over.
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Knilans-Kolste debate rescheduled
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The debate over the debate might soon be resolved.
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Comets break through at state tennis tourney
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
It has been 38 years since Delavan-Darien's girls tennis program was represented at state.
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Walworth County Board OKs pay changes
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
ELKHORN --
Walworth County is looking at new models to determine employee pay.
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Craig volleyball gives conference champs a fight
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
Janesville Craig gave Big Eight volleyball champion Middleton a run, but the Cardinals completed their undefeated run through the Big Eight Conference with a 3-1 victory over the host Cougars on Tuesday.
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Illegal massage parlor busted in Lake Geneva
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
It was what residents spotted and then reported to the Lake Geneva Police Department last month that tipped off officers to an illegal massage parlor in the city, a police detective says.
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Shutouts end Parker, Craig soccer seasons
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
The season came to an end Tuesday night for the Janesville Parker and Janesville Craig boys soccer teams.
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Building damage cancels classes at Beloit school
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
BELOIT --
Classes are canceled today at Robinson Elementary School after excavation for a new addition led to cracks in a wall Tuesday afternoon, the Beloit School District reported.
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Craig, Parker schedule ninth football game
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Monterey Stadium will host a high school football doubleheader on Friday, Oct. 19.
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New teen club provides a safe option for kids
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Instead of being home alone after school, Ethan Hernandez goes to the Boys & Girls Club of Janesville.
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Edgerton senior second at state; Milton High fourth in team play
By KEN VELOSKEY - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
MADISON --
Brooke Ferrell stood in the rain on the 18th green and watched her last putt disappear into the cup for a par at Cherokee Country Club on Tuesday.
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Patriotic society paves way for new monuments at Veterans Plaza
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
JANESVILLE --
If the weather cooperates, the Janesville Patriotic Society on Veterans Day will dedicate two new monuments at its Medal of Honor Walkway in Veterans Plaza at Traxler Park.
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UW-Whitewater student's death at quarry ruled accidental
By STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Walworth County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student whose body was found in a Whitewater quarry an accident, according to a release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.
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Lots of time needed to mail Christmas tree
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas if you're thinking about mailing a tree overseas.
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State DNR wants tighter firewood restrictions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials plan to ask their board for permission to tighten restrictions on firewood movement.
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Winner take all? UW or Purdue likely will be in Indy
By TEDDY GREENSTEIN/CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
The leaders of the Leaders division are Ohio State and Penn State. But the leading candidates to play in the Big Ten title game will be on the field Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium, where Purdue hosts Wisconsin.
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Jennings, Ellis lead Bucks past Cavaliers 97-80
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
CANTON, OHIO --
Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis scored 15 points apiece to lead Milwaukee to a 97-80 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the Bucks’ preseason opener.
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Giants make the most of a little to stay alive
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
CINCINNATI --
Joaquin Arias hit a grounder toward third base and took off toward third, covering those 90 feet in a blink as a full-to-capacity ballpark went silent with angst.
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Pitching, defense save A's
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
OAKLAND, CALIF. --
These Oakland Athletics never count themselves out—down and doubted is their dogma.
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Armstrong report expected this week
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Lance Armstrong.
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Pumpkin farmers have smashing crop despite drought
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
ST. LOUIS --
Farmers in a stretch of Illinois where most of the nation’s pumpkins are grown say their crop looks relatively smashing and is likely to be one of the few successes in a year when severe drought baked most of the nation’s heartland.
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Death notices for Oct. 10, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
Biden to campaign Friday in Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden will be campaigning in Wisconsin on Friday, the day after his debate with Janesville-native Paul Ryan.
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PHOTO: Beloit school evacuated after gym wall cracks
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
An elementary school in Beloit was evacuated after a gymnasium wall began cracking during construction.
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Seeing a new side of a piece of Delavan history
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
DELAVAN--For what the years, weather and even vandals have wrought, it turns out it takes a group of dedicated volunteers and a former dental cleaning product to erase.
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